ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

MONETARY POLICY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do we call the rate at which the Reserve Bank of India lends money to commercial banks?
A
Repo Rate
B
Reverse Repo Rate
C
CRR
D
SLR
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Repo Rate is the rate at which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lends money to commercial banks or financial institutions in India against government securities. The current Repo Rate 2023 stands at 6.50%. Changes in Repo Rate affect the flow of money in the market.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition: Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank of a country (Reserve Bank of India in case of India) lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds. Repo rate is used by monetary authorities to control inflation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is the percentage of money, which a bank has to keep with RBI in the form of cash. Whereas, Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) is the proportion of liquid assets to time and demand liabilities.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition: Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank of a country (Reserve Bank of India in case of India) lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds. Repo rate is used by monetary authorities to control inflation.

Detailed explanation-5: -The key distinction between the repo and reverse repo rates is that the repo rate earns income through lending to commercial banks, whereas the reverse repo rate earns interest on funds deposited with the Reserve Bank of India.

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